benchmark

Definitions

General Science

• noun a level or standard against which increases or decreases can be measured

Accounting

• noun a point or level which is important, and can be used as a reference when making evaluations or assessments

Banking

• noun a point in an index which is important, and can be used to compare with other figures

Computing

• noun a program used to test the performance of software or hardware or a system

Electronics

• A standard which serves for comparison, or a reference point from where measurements can be made.
• In computers, a test to evaluate the performance of hard- ware and/or software. For instance, it may ascertain the number of times a program can be executed per second. If a benchmark becomes widely used in the computer industry, it is considered a standard. Also called benchmark test.

Information & Library Science

• noun something of accepted quality which is used to provide a standard for comparison

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Contexts for “benchmark”

7 definitions in context
• General Science
• Accounting
• Banking
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science